No. 14 BC Downs Men's Hockey in Beanpot Semifinal

Boston Bruins prospect Alex Fallstrom played for the
first time on his parent club's home ice Monday evening (photo
courtesy Kevin Burns).

BOSTON-No. 14 Boston College took advantage of 17
Crimson penalties, scoring three power-play goals to defeat the
Harvard men's hockey team, 6-0, Monday evening at TD Garden in the
semifinals of the 58th Beanpot tournament.

Kyle Richter made 37 saves for Harvard (5-12-3), while John Muse
stopped 33 shots for the Eagles (14-8-2). Carl Sneep registered a
goal and two assists to lead BC to the championship game next week
against the Boston University. Harvard will take on Northeastern
following its weekend road trip to Ivy League rivals Brown and
Yale.

The Eagles scored the only goal of the first period, converting
the second of three power plays in the frame. Ryan Grimshaw knocked
down Ben Smith with a big body check in front of the Harvard net,
but Smith got up in time to bang home Brian Gobbons' pass from
behind the net at 5:54. BC held a 10-7 shots advantage in the
opening period.

Boston College added two more goals in the second period. Matt
Price struck first, finding the net from the left circle just 18
ticks into the frame. Pat Mullane made it 3-0 at 8:43, taking
advantage of a turnover in the Harvard zone. Muse kept Harvard off
the board late in the period by making a tough arm save on a
Michael Biega toe drag and shot. The Crimson held a 17-16 edge in
shots in the second stanza and killed a 48-second two-man advantage
for the Eagles.

Chris Kreider netted the fourth BC goal six minutes into the
third period, deflecting in Brian Dumoulin's slap shot from the
right point. Gibbons and Sneep added the final tallies for the
Eagles. The Eagles finished 3 for 11 on the power play, taking
advantage of 58 Harvard penalty minutes.